Apple Updates Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

Apple introduces a wide range of fixes in Mac OS X 10.5.7, including changes to security, fixes to applications such as iCal and Mail, and improved functioning with Gmail and Yahoo. Apple is updating OS X 10.5 in advance of the rollout of its next operating system, code-named Snow Leopard, which will likely roll out at some point in summer 2009.

Apple has issued an update for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard that
includes general operating system fixes to security, video playback and other
areas.
According to Apple, the product versions affected by the Mac OS X 10.5.7
update are Mac OS X 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, 10.5.5 and 10.5.6.
The update can be installed via either Software Update or a stand-alone
installer.

The update features security fixes, includes additional RAW image support
for a variety of third-party cameras, improves performance of video playback
and cursor movements for Macs with Nvidia graphics, and boosts the reliability
of Gmail and synching contacts with Yahoo, Apple said.

Nicholas Kolakowski is a staff editor at eWEEK, covering Microsoft and other companies in the enterprise space, as well as evolving technology such as tablet PCs. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Playboy, WebMD, AARP the Magazine, AutoWeek, Washington City Paper, Trader Monthly, and Private Air. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.